Word Study · Strong's H7198 · Hebrew
קֶשֶׁת
qesheth
keh'-sheth
“a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
Rendered in the KJV as
[idiom] arch(-er), [phrase] arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
- 76occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 19 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 48inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 76 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 48
- קֶ֣שֶׁת10
- קֶ֔שֶׁת4
- קֶ֗שֶׁת4
- קָ֑שֶׁת4
- בַּקָּ֑שֶׁת3
- קֶ֥שֶׁת3
- בַּקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙2
- הַקֶּ֖שֶׁת2
- כְּקֶ֣שֶׁת2
- קֶ֚שֶׁת2
- קֶֽשֶׁת־2
- קַשְׁתּ֔וֹ2
and 36 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 35
- a bow11
- bow his7
- of a bow6
- [the] bow of4
- a bow of4
- bow4
- the bow4
- with the bow4
- and bows2
- and bows their2
- bow your2
- like a bow of2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 24
- noun · feminine singular23
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)10
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular7
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular6
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular4
- preposition + noun · feminine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural2
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 23
- HNcfsc · 10
- HNcfsc/Sp3ms · 7
- HRd/Ncfsa · 6
- HTd/Ncfsa · 4
- HR/Ncfsa · 3
- HC/Ncfpa · 2
- HC/Ncfpc/Sp3mp · 2
- HNcfsc/Sp2ms · 2
- HNcfsc/Sp3mp · 2
- HR/Ncfsc · 2
- HC/Ncfsa · 1
All 76, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis7 occurrences
- Genesis 9:13קַשְׁתִּ֕יkashtinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.here: bow my
- Genesis 9:14הַקֶּ֖שֶׁתhakeshetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularWhenever I form clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,here: the bow
- Genesis 9:16הַקֶּ֖שֶׁתhakeshetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of every kind that is on the earth.”here: the bow
- Genesis 21:16קֶ֔שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singularThen she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I cannot bear to watch the boy die!” And as she sat nearby, she lifted up her voice and wept.here: a bow
- Genesis 27:3וְקַשְׁתֶּ֑ךָvekashtechaconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularTake your weapons—your quiver and bow—and go out into the field to hunt some game for me.here: and bow your
- Genesis 48:22וּבְקַשְׁתִּֽי׃ פuvekashticonjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularAnd to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”here: and by bow my
- Genesis 49:24קַשְׁתּ֔וֹkashtonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularYet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,here: bow his
1 Samuel3 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 2:4קֶ֥שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble are equipped with strength.here: [the] bow of
- 1 Samuel 18:4קַשְׁתּ֖וֹkashtonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.here: bow his
- 1 Samuel 31:3בַּקָּ֑שֶׁתbakashetpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularWhen the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.here: with the bow
2 Samuel3 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 1:18קָ֑שֶׁתkashetnoun · feminine singularand he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:here: Bow
- 2 Samuel 1:22קֶ֚שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not retreat, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.here: [the] bow of
- 2 Samuel 22:35קֶֽשֶׁת־keshet-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.here: a bow of
2 Kings5 occurrences
- 2 Kings 6:22וּֽבְקַשְׁתְּךָ֖uvekashtechaconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular“Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return to their master.”here: and by bow your
- 2 Kings 9:24בַקֶּ֗שֶׁתvakeshetpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularThen Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.here: with the bow
- 2 Kings 13:15קֶ֣שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singularElisha told him, “Take a bow and some arrows.” So Jehoash took a bow and some arrows.here: a bow
- 2 Kings 13:15קֶ֥שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singularElisha told him, “Take a bow and some arrows.” So Jehoash took a bow and some arrows.here: a bow
- 2 Kings 13:16הַקֶּ֔שֶׁתhakeshetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” So the king put his hand on the bow, and Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.here: the bow
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 5:18קֶ֔שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singularThe Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors—valiant men who carried the shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for battle.here: of a bow
- 1 Chronicles 8:40קֶ֗שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singularUlam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third. The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.here: a bow
- 1 Chronicles 10:3בַּקָּ֑שֶׁתbakashetpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularWhen the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.here: with the bow
- 1 Chronicles 12:2קֶ֗שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singularthey were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):here: bow
- 1 Chronicles 12:2בַּקָּ֑שֶׁתbakashetpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularthey were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):here: with the bow
2 Chronicles4 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 14:8קֶ֔שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singularAsa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.here: of a bow
- 2 Chronicles 17:17קֶ֥שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singularFrom Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him 200,000 armed with bows and shields;here: bow
- 2 Chronicles 18:33בַּקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙bakeshetpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularHowever, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”here: on the bow
- 2 Chronicles 26:14וּקְשָׁת֑וֹתukeshatotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine pluralUzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.here: and bows
Nehemiah2 occurrences
- Nehemiah 4:13וְקַשְּׁתֹתֵיהֶֽם׃vekashetoteihemconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralSo I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.here: and bows their
- Nehemiah 4:16וְהַקְּשָׁת֖וֹתvehakeshatotconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralAnd from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judahhere: and the bows
Job3 occurrences
- Job 20:24קֶ֣שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.here: a bow of
- Job 29:20וְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗יvekashticonjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy glory is ever new within me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.’here: and bow my
- Job 41:28קָ֑שֶׁתkashetnoun · feminine singularNo arrow can make him flee; slingstones become like chaff to him.here: a bow
Psalms10 occurrences
- Psalms 7:12קַשְׁתּ֥וֹkashtonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIf one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.here: bow his
- Psalms 11:2קֶ֗שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singularFor behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.here: a bow
- Psalms 18:34קֶֽשֶׁת־keshet-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.here: a bow of
- Psalms 37:14קַ֫שְׁתָּ֥םkashtamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThe wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.here: bow their
- Psalms 37:15וְ֝קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֗םvekashetotamconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralBut their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.here: and bows their
- Psalms 44:6בְקַשְׁתִּ֣יvekashtipreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularFor I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me.here: in bow my
- Psalms 46:9קֶ֣שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singularHe makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.here: bow[s]
- Psalms 76:3קָ֑שֶׁתkashetnoun · feminine singularThere He shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and sword and weapons of war. Selahhere: a bow
- Psalms 78:9קָ֑שֶׁתkashetnoun · feminine singularThe archers of Ephraim turned back on the day of battle.here: a bow
- Psalms 78:57כְּקֶ֣שֶׁתkekeshetpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow.here: like a bow of
Isaiah8 occurrences
- Isaiah 5:28קַשְּׁתֹתָ֖יוkashetotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularTheir arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.here: bows its
- Isaiah 7:24וּבַקֶּ֖שֶׁתuvakeshetconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · feminine singularMen will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns.here: and with the bow
- Isaiah 13:18וּקְשָׁת֖וֹתukeshatotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine pluralTheir bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children.here: and bows
- Isaiah 21:15קֶ֣שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singularFor they flee from the sword— the sword that is drawn— from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle.here: a bow
- Isaiah 21:17קֶ֛שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.here: bowmen
- Isaiah 22:3מִקֶּ֣שֶׁתmikeshetpreposition + noun · feminine singularAll your rulers have fled together, captured without a bow. All your fugitives were captured together, having fled to a distant place.here: from a bow
- Isaiah 41:2קַשְׁתּֽוֹ׃kashtonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularWho has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow.here: bow his
- Isaiah 66:19קֶ֖שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singularI will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.here: of a bow
Jeremiah10 occurrences
- Jeremiah 4:29קֶ֗שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singularEvery city flees at the sound of the horseman and archer. They enter the thickets and climb among the rocks. Every city is abandoned; no inhabitant is left.here: a bow
- Jeremiah 6:23קֶ֣שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singularThey grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”here: bow
- Jeremiah 9:3קַשְׁתָּ֣םkashtamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.here: bow of their
- Jeremiah 46:9קָֽשֶׁת׃kashetnoun · feminine singularAdvance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth— Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow.here: of a bow
- Jeremiah 49:35קֶ֣שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will shatter Elam’s bow, the mainstay of their might.here: [the] bow of
- Jeremiah 50:14קֶ֔שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singularLine up in formation around Babylon, all you who draw the bow! Shoot at her! Spare no arrows! For she has sinned against the LORD.here: of a bow
- Jeremiah 50:29קֶ֜שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singularSummon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.here: of a bow
- Jeremiah 50:42קֶ֣שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singularThey grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.here: bow
- Jeremiah 51:3קַשְׁתּ֔וֹkashtonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularDo not let the archer bend his bow or put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; devote all her army to destruction!here: bow his
- Jeremiah 51:56קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֑םkashetotamnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralFor a destroyer is coming against her— against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken, for the LORD is a God of retribution; He will repay in full.here: bows their
Lamentations2 occurrences
- Lamentations 2:4קַשְׁתּ֜וֹkashtonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe has bent His bow like an enemy; His right hand is positioned. Like a foe He has killed all who were pleasing to the eye; He has poured out His wrath like fire on the tent of the Daughter of Zion.here: bow his
- Lamentations 3:12קַשְׁתוֹ֙kashtonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow.here: bow his
Ezekiel3 occurrences
- Ezekiel 1:28הַקֶּ֡שֶׁתhakeshetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThe appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.here: the rainbow
- Ezekiel 39:3קַשְׁתְּךָ֖kashtechanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularThen I will strike the bow from your left hand and dash down the arrows from your right hand.here: bow your
- Ezekiel 39:9בְּקֶ֣שֶׁתbekeshetpreposition + noun · feminine singularThen those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out, kindle fires, and burn up the weapons—the bucklers and shields, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them for fuel.here: with bow
Hosea4 occurrences
- Hosea 1:5קֶ֣שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”here: [the] bow of
- Hosea 1:7בְּקֶ֤שֶׁתbekeshetpreposition + noun · feminine singularYet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”here: by bow
- Hosea 2:18וְקֶ֨שֶׁתvekeshetconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularOn that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and weapons of war in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.here: and bow
- Hosea 7:16כְּקֶ֣שֶׁתkekeshetpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.here: like a bow of
Zechariah3 occurrences
- Zechariah 9:10קֶ֣שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraimand the horse from Jerusalem,and the bow of war will be broken.Then He will proclaim peace to the nations.His dominion will extend from sea to sea,and from the Euphratesto the ends of the earth.here: bow of
- Zechariah 9:13קֶ֚שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singularFor I will bend Judah as My bowand fit it with Ephraim.I will rouse your sons, O Zion,against the sons of Greece.I will make you like the swordof a mighty man.here: a bow
- Zechariah 10:4קֶ֣שֶׁתkeshetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The cornerstone will come from Judah,the tent peg from him,as well as the battle bowand every ruler together.here: a bow of